Thesaurus: eld

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1. a. Old.
2. n. Age; esp., old age.
3. n. Old times; former days; antiquity.
4. v. i. To age; to grow old.
5. v. t. To make old or ancient.
6. n. a late time of life
7. n. a time of life (usually defined in years) at which some particular qualification or power arises
8. Old. [Obs.] Chaucer. 1. Age; esp., old age. [Obs. or Archaic] As sooth is said, eelde hath great avantage. Chaucer. Great Nature, ever young, yet full of eld. Spenser. 2. Old times; former days; antiquity. [Poetic] Astrologers and men of eld. Longfellow. To age; to grow old. [Obs.] To make old or ancient. [Obs.] Time, that eldeth all things. Rom. of R.
9. Old. [Obs.] Chaucer.
10. n a late time of life n a time of life (usually defined in years) at which some particular qualification or power arises